A test socket for ic devices includes a multi-layered socket housing with at least one center layer and first and second surface layers. The first and second surface layers have a thickness and dielectric constant less than that of the center layers. A plurality of contact members are located in center openings in the center layer with distal ends extending into openings in the first and second layers. The distal ends of the contact members having at least one dimension greater than the openings in the first and second surface layers to retain the contact members in the socket housing. The contact members include center portions with major diameters less than the diameters of the center openings, such that an air gap is maintained between the contact members and the center layer.
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1. A test socket of ic devices comprising:
a multi-layered socket housing including a plurality of dielectric layers comprising:
at least one center layer comprising first and second major surfaces, a center layer thickness, a plurality of center layer openings having center layer opening diameters, and a center layer dielectric constant;
a first surface layer located on the first major surface of the center layer, the first surface layer comprising a first surface layer thickness less than the center layer thickness, a plurality of first surface layer openings aligned with the center layer openings, the first surface layer openings having first surface layer opening diameters less than the center layer opening diameters, the first surface layer comprising a first surface layer dielectric constant less than the center layer dielectric constant;
a second surface layer located on the second major surface of the center layer, the second surface layer comprising a second surface layer thickness less than the center layer thickness, a plurality of second surface layer openings aligned with the center layer openings, the second surface layer openings having second surface layer opening diameters less than the center layer opening diameters, the second surface layer comprising a second surface layer dielectric constant less than the center layer dielectric constant;
a metal layer deposited on inside surfaces of one or more of the center layer openings, the first surface layer opening, and the second surface layer openings; and
a plurality of contact members located in the center openings having distal ends extending into the first and second layer openings to permit electrical coupling with the ic devices, the distal ends of the contact members having at least one dimension greater than the first and second surface layer opening diameters to retain the contact members in the socket housing, the contact members comprising center portions with major diameters less than the center opening diameters, the first and second surface layer openings retaining the contact members in the center openings such that an air gap is maintained between the contact members and the center layer.
15. A method of making test socket of ic devices comprising the steps of:
forming a multi-layered socket housing including a plurality of dielectric layers, comprising the steps of;
forming at least one center layer with first and second major surfaces, a center layer thickness, a plurality of center layer openings having center layer opening diameters, and, a center layer dielectric constant;
forming a first surface layer on the first major surface of the center layer, the first surface layer comprising a first surface layer thickness less than the center layer thickness, a plurality of first surface layer openings aligned with the center layer openings, the first surface layer openings having first surface layer opening diameters less than the center layer opening diameters, the first surface layer comprising a first surface layer dielectric constant less than the center layer dielectric constant;
forming a second surface layer on the second major surface of the center layer, the second surface layer comprising a second surface layer thickness less than the center layer thickness, a plurality of second surface layer openings aligned with the center layer openings, the second surface layer openings having second surface layer opening diameters less than the center layer opening diameters, the second surface layer comprising a second surface layer dielectric constant less than the center layer dielectric constant;
depositing a metal layer on inside surfaces of one or more of the center layer openings, the first surface layer opening, and the second surface layer openings; and
positioning a plurality of contact members in the center openings having distal ends extending into the first and second layer openings to permit electrical coupling with the ic devices, the distal ends of the contact members having at least one dimension greater than the first and second surface layer opening diameters to retain the contact members in the socket housing, the contact members comprising center portions with major diameters less than the center opening diameters, the first and, second surface layer openings retaining the contact members in the center openings such that an air gap is maintained between the contact members and the center layer.
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/914,179, filed Dec. 10, 2013, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/700,639, entitled Electrical Connector Insulator Housing, filed Nov. 28, 2012, which is a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application No. PCT/US2011/038845, titled Electrical Connector Insulator Housing, filed Jun. 2, 2011, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/351,114, entitled Electrical Connector Insulator Housing, filed Jun. 3, 2010, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/410,914, titled METALIZED PAD TO ELECTRICAL CONTACT INTERFACE, filed Mar. 2, 2012, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/448,288, filed Mar. 2, 2011, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/412,870, titled Selective Metalization of Electrical Connector or Socket Housing, filed Mar. 6, 2012, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/449,889, filed Mar. 7, 2011, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
The present disclosure relates to a test socket for IC devices with features that can be altered to tune the characteristic impedance of the signal path. The present impedance tuning can be achieved using proven metallic contact members that provide reliable elastic deformation or compliance properties.
Traditional IC sockets are generally constructed of an injection molded plastic insulator housing that includes stamped and formed copper alloy contact members stitched or inserted into recesses. The assembled IC socket is then generally processed through a reflow oven to attach solder balls to the contact members. During final assembly the contact pads on the printed circuit board (“PCB”) are printed with solder paste or flux and the solder balls on the IC socket are placed in registration with the contact pads. The assembly is then reflowed and the solder balls essentially weld the IC socket to the PCB.
During use, an IC socket receives an IC device, such as a packaged integrated circuit. The contact members electrically couple the terminals on the IC device with the corresponding terminal on the PCB. The terminals on the IC device are typically held against the contact members by applying a load, which is expected to maintain intimate contact and reliable circuit connection throughout the life of the system without a permanent connection. As a result, the IC device can be removed or replaced without the need for reflowing solder connections.
These types of IC sockets and interconnects have been produced in high volume for many years. As IC devices advance to next generation architectures traditional IC sockets have reached mechanical and electrical limitations that require alternate methods.
As processors and systems have evolved, several factors have impacted the design of traditional IC sockets. Increased terminal counts, reductions in the distance between the contacts known as terminal pitch, and signal integrity have been main drivers that impact the socket and contact design. As terminal counts go up, the IC package essentially gets larger due to the additional space needed for the terminals. As the package grows larger, costs go up and the relative flatness of the package and corresponding PCB require compliance between the contact and the terminal pad to accommodate the topography differences and maintain reliable connection.
Package producers tend to drive the terminal pitch smaller so they can reduce the size of the package as well as the flatness effects. As the terminal pitch reduces, the available area to place a contact is also reduced, which limits the space available to locate a spring or contact member which can deflect without touching a neighbor. In order to maximize the length of the spring so that it can deflect the proper amount without damage, the thickness of the insulating walls within the plastic housing is reduced which increases the difficulty of molding as well as the latent stress in the molded housing, resulting in warpage during the heat applied during solder reflow. For mechanical reasons, the contact designs desire to have a long contact that has the proper spring properties. Long contact members tend to reduce the electrical performance of the connection by creating a parasitic effect that impacts the signal as it travels through the contact. Other effects such as contact resistance impact the self-heating effects as current passes through power delivering contacts, and the small space between contacts can cause distortion as a nearby contact influences the neighbor which is known as cross talk. Traditional socket methods are able to meet the mechanical compliance requirements of today's needs, but they have reached an electrical performance limit.
Traditional test sockets are manufactured from bulk plastic material that is machined to provide device location features as well as positions for the electrical contacts that can be stamped and formed, blanked, wire electro-discharge machining processed, or constructed from conductive elastomer, coil spring probes, or several variations. The predominant contact type used in test sockets is the spring probe, which basically consists of two or more metal members that engage each other to create the electrical path biased by a coil spring that provides normal and return force.
Next generation systems will operate above 5 GHz and beyond and the existing interconnects will not achieve acceptable performance levels without significant revision. A major issue with the use of spring probes in test sockets is the electrical performance is degraded by the coil spring which is an inductor, as well as the potential capacitance of the metal members and the relatively high contact resistance due to the various sliding connection point.
The present disclosure is directed to an enhanced test socket with electrical and mechanical enhancements to address the challenges of next generation interconnect requirements. The present socket housing employs materials with varying dielectric constant and optional metallization in a selective manner to provide impedance tuning characteristics through the electrical path. The present test socket can use proven metallic contact members that provide reliable elastic deformation or compliance properties.
In one embodiment, the socket housing is created by drilling a conventional PCB type material known as a core. In another embodiment, the socket housing can be constructed from molded or machined plastic, or one or more layers of imaged dielectric material. The various socket housing fabrication techniques can be used alone or in combination.
In the drilled core example, the cross section of the socket housing is made up of appropriately thick layers of core material. The preferred feature in the core to allow for contact insertion is a round diameter to utilize low cost drilling techniques used in the printed circuit industry. This basic core format can be assembled with simply drilled cores stacked to create the desired cross section. The socket housing version can be enhanced by adding dielectric material to the holes. If the holes are molded, fine features can be imaged into the dielectric to create a geometry that would require far too complicated to machine.
The further enhancement of the principle is to take the cores of varying dielectric constant and optionally metalize them in a selective manner that provides impedance tuning characteristics through the electrical path, such as by adding capacitance/inductance where needed or removing capacitance/inductance where desired to result in the desired ratio between the two which effectively tunes the characteristic impedance of the signal path. In addition, the construction of the socket housing can include a coaxial interface by adding metallization that replicates the effect of the outer conductor of a coaxial cable, while the contact member replicates the center conductor. The geometries can be designed such that an appropriate amount of dielectric such as air, Teflon, or some other dielectric material of the appropriate dielectric constant surrounds the majority of the contact member to create the tuned environment.
The present disclosure includes embodiments using spring probe style contact members because of their superior mechanical performance. At the same time, spring probe contact members also exhibit poor electrical performance due to the coil spring and the general metal structure. In one embodiment, a stack of drilled cores are assembled around the spring probe contact members in a compression mounted configuration, with the contact tips extending above and below the core surfaces to provide an electrical contact point between two mating circuits or packaged semiconductor devices. The stacked or layered socket housing reduces cost and permits the ability to mix and match the material stack based upon dielectric constant. Applicant has found that signal integrity of a spring probe contact member is greatly improved by varying the dielectric constant from layer to layer, the thickness of the layers, and the air gap around the contact member.
The present socket housing can be treated as a system of its own by incorporating electrical devices or other passive and active functions, such as for example, ground planes, power planes, electrical connections to other circuit members, dielectric layers, conductive traces, transistors, capacitors, resistors, RF antennae, shielding, filters, signal or power altering and enhancing devices, memory devices, embedded IC, and the like. In some embodiments, the electrical devices can be formed using printing technology, adding intelligence to the interconnect assembly.
The socket housing preferably includes a plurality of layers. In one embodiment, metalized layers are formed between layers that electrically shield the contact members. Circuit traces are optionally located between layers. In one embodiment, metalized layers are formed on surfaces of the recesses that electrically couple with the contact members. In another embodiment, at least one dielectric layer is printed on the electrical interface.
One embodiment is directed to a test socket for IC devices includes a multi-layered socket housing with at least one center layer and first and second surface layers. The first and second surface layers have a thickness and dielectric constant less than that of the center layers. A plurality of contact members are located in center openings in the center layer with distal ends extending into openings in the first and second layers. The distal ends of the contact members have at least one dimension greater than the openings in the first and second surface layers to retain the contact members in the socket housing. The contact members include center portions with major diameters less than the diameters of the center openings, such that an air gap is maintained between the contact members and the center layer.
In another embodiment the test socket for IC devices includes a multi-layered socket housing. A first surface layer is located on the first major surface of a center layer. The first surface layer has a thickness less than the center layer thickness. A plurality of first surface layer openings are aligned with center layer openings. The first surface layer openings having diameters less than the diameters of the center layer openings. The first surface layer has a dielectric constant less than the center layer dielectric constant. A second surface layer is located on the second major surface of the center layer. The second surface layer has a thickness less than the center layer thickness. A plurality of second surface layer openings are aligned with the center layer openings. The second surface layer openings having diameters less than the diameters of the center layer openings. The second surface layer has a dielectric constant less than the center layer dielectric constant. A plurality of contact members are located in the center openings with distal ends extending into the first and second layer openings to permit electrical coupling with the IC devices. The distal ends of the contact members having at least one dimension greater than the first and second surface layer opening diameters to retain the contact members in the socket housing. The contact members include center portions with major diameters less than the center opening diameters. The first and second surface layer openings retain the contact members in the center openings such that an air gap is maintained between the contact members and the center layer.
In one embodiment, a metal layer is deposited on inside surfaces of the center layer openings and surrounding portions of the contact members. The metal layer may be at least one annular ring surrounding the contact members and located between layers of the multi-layered socket housing. The annular ring of metal may be electrically coupled to the metal layer surrounding the contact members. The metal layer surrounding the contact members optionally extends through the first and second surface layer to form contact pads on exposed surfaces of the first and second surface layers. In another embodiment, at least one annular ring of metal surrounds the contact members and is located between layers of the multi-layered socket housing.
In one embodiment, the center layer thickness is about two times greater than the first or second surface layer thicknesses. In another embodiment, the center layer thickness is about five times greater than the first or second surface layer thicknesses. In another embodiment, the center layer openings extend along at least 60% of an overall length of the contact members.
In one embodiment, the center layer dielectric constant is at least 30% greater than the first or second surface layer dielectric constants. The center layer opening diameters are preferably at least 125%, or at least 150%, greater than the major diameters of the contact members.
The multi-layered socket housing may include layers of conductive, non-conductive, or semi-conductive materials.
In the illustrated embodiment, the contact members 54 are spring contact members that provide superior mechanical performance in forming electrical connections with IC devices 62 and PCB 78. In one embodiment, shielding 52 surrounds the contact members 54. The spring contact members 54 are of a conventional structure with an upper portion 64 that slides axially relative to lower portion 66. Spring member 68 biases the upper portion 64 away from the lower portion 66 along axis 70. In application, upper portion 66 extends above top surface 72 of the socket housing 56 to engage with contact members 60 on the IC device 62. Simultaneously, lower portion 66 extends beyond lower surface 74 of the socket housing 56 to engage with contact pads 76 on the PCB 78.
Socket housing 56 is a multi-layered structure with at least a lower surface layer 80 that extends over through holes 58. Openings 82 in the lower surface layer 80 are sized to permit lower portions 66 of the spring contact members 54 to extend beyond surface 74. The contact member 54 includes at least one dimension, such as shoulder 84, that engages with edges 86 on the lower surface layer 80 to limit how far the spring contact members 54 extends beyond surface 74 and to prevent the spring contact members 54 from falling out of the socket housing 56 through the holes 82.
Similarly, upper surface layer 90 includes openings 92 that permit the upper portions 64 to extend beyond surface 72. The upper portion 64 includes at least one dimension, such as shoulders 94, that engages with surface 96 on the upper surface layer 90 to limit how far the spring contact members 54 extend beyond surface 72 and to prevent the spring contact members 54 from falling out of the socket housing 56 through the holes 92.
The openings 82, 92 in the surface layers 80, 90 are in fluid communication with the openings 102 in the center layer 100. In the illustrated embodiment, the openings 102 in the center layer 100 have a cross-sectional dimension or diameter 104 greater than that of the openings 82, 92. The openings 102 in the center layer 100 are filed with a dielectric, such as air, Teflon, or some other dielectric material. The surface layers 80, 90, 100 are assembled to capture the spring contact members 54 in the openings 102. As will be discussed below, the openings 82, 92 are preferably positioned to retain the contact members 54 within the opening 102, without contacting the shielding 52.
In one embodiment, the socket housing 56 is assembled a layer-by-layer basis. The discrete surface layers 80, 90, 100 can be bonded using a variety of techniques, such as adhesive bonding, ultrasonic or solvent welding, and other techniques known to those in the art. In another embodiment, some of the layers can be molded or machined as a subassembly. For example, layers 90 and 100 can be molded or machined as an assembly. After the contact members 54 are inserted in the openings 102, the layer 80 is applied. Similarly, the layers 80 and 100 can be molded or machined as an assembly, with the layer 90 added after insertion of the contact members 54.
The spring contact members 54 exhibit poor electrical performance due to the coil spring and the general metal structure. Sidewalls 110 of the openings 102 are metalized to provide shielding 52 for the spring contact members 54. In the illustrated embodiment, the shielding 52 preferably surrounds the spring contact members 54 in a co-axial configuration. The shielding 52 extends through the layers 80, 90, 100 and preferably extends onto the surfaces 72, 74 in the form of electrical ground pads 114, 116.
In one embodiment, the ground pads 114 on the socket housing 56 electrically couple with corresponding grounding pads 120 on the PCB 78. In another embodiment, the ground pads 116 on the socket housing 56 electrically couple with corresponding ground pads 122 on the IC device 62.
By modifying the dielectric properties of the socket housing 56 in a region around the contact members 54 at specific points relative to the contact geometries, changes in the capacitive field can be made to offset the inductance of the contact members 54. This “impedance tuning” can be done using a variety of techniques, including adding a continuous layer of a higher dielectric constant material, by varying the dielectric constants of the housing layers 80, 90, 100, or by adding localized metal at multiple points within a layer or region adjacent to the contact members 54. In the context of the present multi-layered socket housing, these changes may include increasing the thickness of the center layer 100 relative to the surface layers 80, 90, selecting a material for the center layer with a higher dielectric constant, maintain an air gap between the center layer 100 and the contact members 54, and/or adding metal to portions of the socket housing to surround the contact members 54, each of which is discussed below. The various structures for impedance tuning may be used alone or in combination with each other. The various structures for impedance tuning may be used alone or in combination with each other.
In one embodiment, impedance tuning is achieved by making thickness 124 of the center layer 100 about 2× greater than thicknesses 126, 128 of the surface layers 80, 90, respectively. In another embodiment, the center layer 100 has a thickness that is about 3× to about 5× thicker than the thicknesses 126, 128 of the surface layers 80, 90. Where the center layer 100 includes multiple layers (see e.g.,
The thickness of the center layer 100 may also be considered in the context of the overall length 136 of the contact members 54. The center layer 100 preferably surrounds a substantial portion, and at least center portion 134, of the contact members 54. The center layer(s) 100 preferably have a thickness 124 sufficient to extend along at least 60%, and more preferably along 75%, of an overall length 136 of the contact members 54.
In another embodiment, impedance tuning is achieved by constructing the center layer 100 from a material that has a higher dielectric constant greater than the dielectric constants for the surface layers 80, 90. Dielectric constant refers to the relative permittivity of a material measured as the ratio of the capacitance of a capacitor using that material as a dielectric, compared to a similar capacitor that has vacuum as its dielectric. For example, the dielectric constant of a vacuum at room temperature under 1 kHz is defined as having a value of 1.0. The dielectric constant of polyimide is about 3.4 and the dielectric constant of liquid crystal polymer is about 3.0-3.3 (tested according to ASTM D150). FR4, on the other hand, has a dielectric constant of about 4.7.
In one embodiment, the center layer 100 is constructed from a material that has a dielectric constant that is about 20% greater than the dielectric constants for the surface layers 80, 90. In another embodiment, the center layer 100 is constructed has a higher dielectric constant that is about 30%, or about 40%, greater than the dielectric constants for the surface layers 80, 90.
In another embodiment, impedance tuning is achieved by maintaining air gap 130 between center portion 134 of the contact member 54 and the sidewalls 110 of the center layer 100. In one embodiment, the openings 102 in the center layer 100 has diameters 104 that are about 1.5× to about 2× greater than major diameter 132 of the contact members 54. The surface layers 80, 90 serve to retain the contact members 54 generally in the middle of the center openings 102 so as to maintain the air gap 130.
In another embodiment, impedance tuning is achieved by adding a ring of copper either vertical or lateral at points around the contact members 54. In the embodiment of
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Printed conductive traces 326 electrically couple the electrical devices 322 to one or more of the contact pads 328. The electrical devices 322 can be added as discrete components or printed materials, reducing the need for discrete components on the PCB 332 and the IC device 330. Locating the electrical devices 322 in the socket housing 320 permits integrated circuit manufactures to reduce or eliminate the capacitors currently located on the IC device 330 and printed circuit board 332. This shift can greatly reduce cost and simplify the IC device 330 and printed circuit board 332, while improving performance.
The electrical devices 322 can be a power plane, ground plane, capacitor, resistor, filters, signal or power altering and enhancing device, memory device, embedded IC, RF antennae, and the like. The electrical devices 322 can be located on either surface of the substrate 324, or embedded therein. The electrical devices 322 can include passive or active functional elements. Passive structure refers to a structure having a desired electrical, magnetic, or other property, including but not limited to a conductor, resistor, capacitor, inductor, insulator, dielectric, suppressor, filter, varistor, ferromagnet, and the like.
Locating such electrical devices 322 on the socket housing 320 improves performance and enables a reduction in the cost of integrated circuit devices and the PCB 332. Integrated circuit manufactures are limited by the pitch that the PCB 332 can accommodate and still keep the printed circuit board to four layers. The integrated circuit makers can manufacture the integrated circuit device 330 with a smaller pitch, but with the pin counts is so high that the printed circuit board 332 likely requires additional layers in order to route all of the signals. The present electrical interconnect 320 also permits integrated circuit manufactures to reduce the pitch of the contacts on the IC device 330, and perform any required signal routing in the socket housing 320, rather than in the printed circuit board 332 or by adding daughter boards to the system.
Capacitive coupling feature 382A is embedded in layer 384 of the substrate 375. Capacitive coupling feature 382B is located on first surface 386 of the layer 384. The capacitive coupling feature 382A is positioned to electrically couple with contact pad 390 on the PCB 392. The various capacitive coupling features in the embodiment of
Where a range of values is provided, it is understood that each intervening value, to the tenth of the unit of the lower limit unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, between the upper and lower limit of that range and any other stated or intervening value in that stated range is encompassed within the embodiments of the disclosure. The upper and lower limits of these smaller ranges which may independently be included in the smaller ranges is also encompassed within the embodiments of the disclosure, subject to any specifically excluded limit in the stated range. Where the stated range includes one or both of the limits, ranges excluding either both of those included limits are also included in the embodiments of the present disclosure.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiments of the present disclosure belong. Although any methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can also be used in the practice or testing of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the preferred methods and materials are now described. All patents and publications mentioned herein, including those cited in the Background of the application, are hereby incorporated by reference to disclose and described the methods and/or materials in connection with which the publications are cited.
The publications discussed herein are provided solely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of the present application. Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that the present disclosure is not entitled to antedate such publication by virtue of prior invention. Further, the dates of publication provided may be different from the actual publication dates which may need to be independently confirmed.
Other embodiments of the disclosure are possible. Although the description above contains much specificity, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure, but as merely providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments of this disclosure. It is also contemplated that various combinations or sub-combinations of the specific features and aspects of the embodiments may be made and still fall within the scope of the present disclosure. It should be understood that various features and aspects of the disclosed embodiments can be combined with or substituted for one another in order to form varying modes of the disclosed embodiments of the disclosure. Thus, it is intended that the scope of the present disclosure herein disclosed should not be limited by the particular disclosed embodiments described above.
Thus the scope of this disclosure should be determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents. Therefore, it will be appreciated that the scope of the present disclosure fully encompasses other embodiments which may become obvious to those skilled in the art, and that the scope of the present disclosure is accordingly to be limited by nothing other than the appended claims, in which reference to an element in the singular is not intended to mean “one and only one” unless explicitly so stated, but rather “one or more.” All structural, chemical, and functional equivalents to the elements of the above-described preferred embodiment(s) that are known to those of ordinary skill in the art are expressly incorporated herein by reference and are intended to be encompassed by the present claims. Moreover, it is not necessary for a device or method to address each and every problem sought to be solved by the present disclosure, for it to be encompassed by the present claims. Furthermore, no element, component, or method step in the present disclosure is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless of whether the element, component, or method step is explicitly recited in the claims.
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